Per capita methane emissions in Vietnam
Vietnam: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
106th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1899
All-time low
0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1987
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Vietnam, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Vietnam stood at 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Vietnam peaked at 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1899 and was at its lowest, 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1987.
Vietnam ranks 106th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 103 France 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Chile 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 105 Nepal 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 107 Andorra 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 108 Panama 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Spain 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Vietnam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 101.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 39.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.67 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Vietnam?
- Per capita methane emissions in Vietnam was 0.9405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1899.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1987.
- How does Vietnam rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Vietnam ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.